Fellows of the East Texas Historical Association are those members who publish East Texas history of outstanding quality and interest. Limited to no more than fifty individuals at any given time, this is the highest honor that the members of the ETHA bestow upon their peers.

* = deceased

2023 Monte Monroe, Mari Nicholson-Preuss, Gary L. Pinkerton

2022 Victoria H. Cummins, Ellen C. Temple, Robert J. Robertson

2021 Deborah Liles, Wesley Phelps

2020 Michael Botson, Yvonne Davis-Frear, Gene Preuss

2019 Jonathan K. Gerland, Keith Volanto, Heather Green Wooten

2018 George Cooper, Patrick Cox, Bernadette Pruitt

2017 Light T. Cummins, Milton Jordan, James C. Maroney

2016 Mary Jo O'Rear, Kyle Wilkison, Mary Kelley Scheer

2014 Dan Utley, Donaly Brice, Merline Pitre

2013 Gail Beil*, Gwen Lawe, Ted Lawe*

2010 L. Patrick Hughes*, Bruce Glasrud

2007 Ty Cashion

2006 Linda S. Hudson*

2005 Cary Wintz

2004 Jo Ann Stiles, Robert Glover*

2003 James Smallwood*

2002 Carolyn Ericson*, Bobby Johnson*

2001 Walter Buenger, Jim Conrad*, Kenneth Hendrickson

1999 Donald E. Chipman, Thad Sitton

1994 James V. Reese*

1991 Kent Biffle*, Marilyn Rhinehart

1990 Bill O'Neal

1989 Max S. Lale*

1988 Bob Bowman*, Skipper Steely

1987 Michael Kingston*

1986 Francis E. Abernethy*, Dorman H. Winfrey*

1985 Margaret S. Henson*, Frank H. Smyrl*

1984 Marilyn Sibley*, Fred Tarpley*

1983 Ralph Wooster*

1982 Randolph Campbell*, Archie P. McDonald*, Robert S. Maxwell*, J. Milton Nance*